Illinois Bar Exam applications are almost due! Do you have questions?
If you missed the Bar Q& A session last Thursday,
fear not! There is a Quick Reference Guide available. The guide
has contact information for the Bar Examiner's Office and many other tidbits
of information to help you in completing your application. Please
stop by room 544 for a copy.Academic Empowerment Program - Student Forum

I would like to thank all of you who participated
in the Fall Semester Getting Started Workshops. The workshops
were a great success thanks, in part, to the dedication and work of the
students who attended.

I am also happy to announce that Professor Michelle Baker-Richardson
has taken the helm of our first year program. Beginning early in
the Fall Semester, Professor Richardson started working on what has evolved
into the Academic Empowerment Program.

Both Professor Richardson and I are looking forward to
introducing you to the Academic Empowerment Program. If you have
questions regarding the changes to the program, please join us for a question
and answer session. The session will be held Tuesday, January 26,
1999 at Noon and 5:00 p.m. in room 580. If you have questions, and
are unable to make the session, please fell free to contact Professor
Richardson or Chris Matheny.

Teaching Assistant Office Hours

Teaching Assistant Office Hours and room numbers have
not yet been finalized. Please check this site periodically or speak
with your Teaching Assistant regarding this week's sessions.

Strategies for Excellence: Law as a Profession 1999

We are seeking volunteers to assist with this year's program.
Volunteers are needed to serve as shepherds and guides for our panelists
and speakers. It involves minimal commitment and is a great opportunity
to practice your networking skills. If you are interested in helping
out, please contact Chris Matheny.

C.T.A. U-PASS Program

This Fall, the Chicago Transit Authority instituted an
experimental UPASS program, designed to provide deeply discounted access
to all CTA rail and bus transportation for eligible students at Chicago
area colleges and universities. At IIT, undergraduate and graduate
students on the Institute of Design Campus are participating in a pilot
program, wherein the students pay $60.00 per semester for the pass, the
amount required by CTA. This is about 25% of the normal cost and permits
use of the pass 24 hours per day, seven days per week during the semester.
Winter break and summer are not currently covered. The passes were sold
to ID students on a voluntary basis and 90% of the students bought the
passes.

The university is now considering expanding this program
to full-time students on the Main and Downtown Campuses. The CTA
requires that a UPASS be purchased for each eligible student in order for
any student, at a particular institution, to participate in the program.
This survey is designed to elicit student interest in the UPASS program
and help determine the best method for institution and administration of
the program at the Downtown Campus.

Although not formally confirmed, we are hopeful that students
in both the Day and Evening divisions of the Law School will be eligible
to participate in the UPASS program. Program eligibility is dependent
on students taking the minimum number of credit hours for their divisions.
Please see the top of page two (2) for the credit hour requirements.